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For &nbsp;more clarification that is if I put the ethernet cable back to the wan port of the router the router will function properly provided if every thing esle is okay<br />
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Salem 586
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For  more clarification that is if I put the ethernet cable back to the wan port of the router the router will function properly provided if every thing esle is okay

Salem 586

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&gt;&gt; if I put the ethernet cable back to the wan port of the router the router will function properly provided if every thing esle is okay<br />
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Correct!<br />
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bol
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>> if I put the ethernet cable back to the wan port of the router the router will function properly provided if every thing esle is okay

Correct!

bol

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Woh! very swift response. I wish some of my previous questions were answered like this. 
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Woh! very swift response. I wish some of my previous questions were answered like this.

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I'm glad that I could help. &nbsp;Thank you for the grade, the points and the fun question.<br />
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bol
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I'm glad that I could help.  Thank you for the grade, the points and the fun question.

bol

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If I accidently connect the ethernet cable of the cable modem to the ethernet(Lan) port instead of the wan port of the router[DGL 4300] would it lead to malfunction in the router or will it not?
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If I accidently connect the ethernet cable of the cable modem to the ethernet(Lan) port instead of the wan port of the router[DGL 4300] would it lead to malfunction in the router or will it not?

Connecting ethernet cable to ethernet port of a router instead of to its wan port

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.